The Body Shop Live Art Window Event
This holiday season, watch talented Canadian artists bring the spirit of holiday cheer alive at The Body Shop “Give Joy” Live Art Window event. Each artist will paint their interpretation of what joy means to them in our boutique windows. The final works of art will be posted on The Body Shop Official Facebook page and fans will have the chance to vote for their favourite painting. The artist who receives the most “likes” will be awarded with a $1,000 Visa Gift Card.
Don’t miss out! Experience even more joy with great deals and a special “Spin The Wheel” event for the chance to win up to 50% off your entire purchase.
WHEN: Saturday, December 3, 2011
TIME: 11:00AM – 6:00PM
WHERE:
Montreal
Ste. Catherine Street
1008 Ste. Catherine Street West
Montreal, Quebec
514-397-0345
Artist: Alessandro Seccareccia
Alessandro Seccareccia is a nineteen year old aspiring artist who was born and raised in Gatineau, Québec, and is presently a full-time student at the Ottawa School of Arts. Ever since grade school, he has always had a keen interest in drawing landscape and street art and during the last few years has been trying to develop his own style of art to its fullest potential, especially graffiti art. Over the years, he has been producing an array of different art works, some of them directly commissioned by local clients in both the Ottawa-Gatineau region and Montreal.
Toronto
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
416-783-8702
Artist: Ayo Akinola
Ayo has been working with The Body Shop for two years but has been painting for much longer. She started experimenting with drawing and painting in grade school many years ago, and began working as an artist in 2002. Ayo works with diverse mediums, most commonly, acrylic on canvas. Ayo uses her uniquely distinctive style using deconstructed shapes and imagery to represent movement in both abstracted and representational pieces.
www.ayonoble.com
Vancouver
Metropolis at Metrotown
2160A-4700 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
604-439-9833
Artist: Jeff Burgess
Jeff Burgess was born in Saskatchewan in 88. His influences at a very young age included dinosaurs, dragons, nature, ninja turtles and batman. With a crayon he began to bring his imagination to life on pad after pad of colored construction paper. His pencil kit has grown to include many additional mediums and techniques. His art is now fueled by nostalgia, his surroundings, and contemporary street art. His goal is an artist is to bring to his viewer a taste of his imagination and hope that they can grab hold.
About The Body Shop
The Body Shop International plc is the original and ethical beauty brand, with over 2,500 stores in over 60 markets worldwide. The Body Shop seeks out wonderful natural ingredients from all four corners of the globe to deliver products bursting with effectiveness, to enhance your natural beauty. By striving to use the planet’s resources wisely, The Body Shop searches for outstanding natural materials and ingredients from across the globe to include in its range of products. The Body Shop is proud to have been the first beauty brand to have brought the benefits of fair trade to the beauty industry through its own unique Community Trade programme, to have introduced sustainable palm oil into its soaps, 100% recycled packaging, and to raise funds and awareness on key issues of the day, including the sex trafficking of the most vulnerable in our society, children and young people.
For more information, please contact:
Stacie Keenan – Public Relations Manager
Email: Stacie.Keenan@thebodyshop.com
Office: 416-782-3233
